I had backed off on my Cassel hate in the second half of the season because he actually started to play with a modicum of competence. But I never stopped being wary of him, because he was playing well against shitty, shitty ****ing teams.

But today is proof positive that Cassel is NOT the answer. He will NOT be a franchise quarterback. He simply doesn't have the ability or the intelligence that is required. He never really progressed this season; he just managed to not shit himself against the NFC West.

He was probably to busy avoiding pass rush at the time... You can't expect a QB to hit all the open receivers immediately. Especially a work in progress like Cassel. I still think blaming him and asking for his head right now is WAY out of proportion. Another year with a legit receiving corp. If he doesn't get the job - Quote me on this - we can kick the ****ers ass.

Dude....you act like that mf'er has never played QB before! He is a high paid "professional." He's no longer a "work in progress!" What we see is what he is. When the rush is on he folds like a little bitch and becomes detrimental to the team!

Turnovers put us behind in this game but Cassels play prevented us from getting back into it. We need to find a QB bad!

Pretty sure he still completed 70% of his passes while throwing those INTs.

Thanks for being a dumbass.

That's the stupidest retort to 11 interceptions I've ever seen.

Game 1 receptions:

38 total 8 to Wayne, 5 to Garçon, 5 to Collie, 3 to Brown, 17 to others

Game 2 receptions:

31 total, 5 to Garçon, 5 to Brown, 5 to Wayne, 16 to others

Game 3 receptions:

36 total, 14 to Wayne, 8 to Garçon, only 14 to others

And those numbers don't even count the passes to Tamme, who'd been a significant part of the offense since game 4. He had 7 receptions in both games 1 and 2, and 4 receptions in game 3, of that stretch. Manning was clearly targeting familiar targets that were able to get open, and anyone who watched those games could see his struggles trying to incorporate players like White into the offense.

They were definitely doubling Bowe a lot, but not every play. There were numerous plays where WRs were open. But Matt Cassel today did not know the difference between NFL-open and wide open. Matt Cassel flat-out refused to make an NFL throw, he refused to even attempt a difficult pass. Except for that time he forced the ball in front of Moeaki right to a defender.

Flacco made tight, NFL throws to extend drives. Cassel regressed to the Cassel of old -- the one who holds onto the ball way too long and doesn't trust himself.

They were definitely doubling Bowe a lot, but not every play. There were numerous plays where WRs were open. But Matt Cassel today did not know the difference between NFL-open and wide open. Matt Cassel flat-out refused to make an NFL throw, he refused to even attempt a difficult pass. Except for that time he forced the ball in front of Moeaki right to a defender.

Flacco made tight, NFL throws to extend drives. Cassel regressed to the Cassel of old -- the one who holds onto the ball way too long and doesn't trust himself.

They were definitely doubling Bowe a lot, but not every play. There were numerous plays where WRs were open. But Matt Cassel today did not know the difference between NFL-open and wide open. Matt Cassel flat-out refused to make an NFL throw, he refused to even attempt a difficult pass. Except for that time he forced the ball in front of Moeaki right to a defender.

Flacco made tight, NFL throws to extend drives. Cassel regressed to the Cassel of old -- the one who holds onto the ball way too long and doesn't trust himself.

He looked absolutely intimidated by the Ravens defense. He listed to all of the reports on NFL network about Ed Reed ball hawking..... Completely intimidated.